Ten Movie Alternatives for Halloween

In 2001, Larry Potash, anchor of the WGN Morning News show, asked me to come up with some sort of list of recommended movies to watch on Halloween. Not wanting to simply send a list of the same old titles, I came up with the following list of alternatives.

Naturally, whoever transcribed the list hacked it down and misspelled a whole lot, but it got us some exposure. It’s a bit dated at this point – in the post-DVD age, everything is a little more accessible and cult items better known – but I think it still stands up.

Anyway, here’s the list as originally submitted:

TOP TEN VIDEO RENTAL ALTERNATIVES FOR
HALLOWEEN NIGHT

It’s Halloween, and family and friends are gathering to have fun watching scary movies. But – you get to the video store and find that everybody else in town has the same idea. What do you do when the big favorites are all gone? Here’s our suggestions: